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Yes. The word archaism is a Scrabble US word. The word archaism is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is archaism a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word archaism is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

A1R1C3H4A1I1S1M3

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Yes. The word archaism is a Words With Friends word. The word archaism is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (3 found)

ARCHAISM,CHARISMA,MACHAIRS,

7-letter words (7 found)

ARACHIS,CHAMISA,CHARISM,CHIASMA,CHIMARS,CHRISMA,MACHAIR,

6-letter words (24 found)

ACHARS,AHIMSA,ASHRAM,CAMASH,CAMISA,CHAIRS,CHARAS,CHARMS,CHIASM,CHIMAR,CHIRMS,CHRISM,CIMARS,HARAMS,HARIMS,IHRAMS,MAHSIR,MARAHS,MARISH,RACHIS,RACISM,SHARIA,SIMCHA,SMIRCH,

5-letter words (53 found)

ACAIS,ACARI,ACHAR,AMAHS,AMIAS,AMIRS,ARCHI,ARIAS,ARISH,CAMAS,CAMIS,CHAIR,CHAIS,CHAMS,CHARA,CHARM,CHARS,CHASM,CHIAS,CHIRM,CIMAR,CRAMS,CRASH,CRIAS,CRIMS,HAARS,HAIRS,HARAM,HARIM,HARMS,IHRAM,MAARS,MACAS,MACHI,MACHS,MAIRS,MARAH,MARAS,MARCH,MARCS,MARIA,MARSH,MICAS,MICRA,MIHAS,MISCH,RAIAS,RAMIS,SACRA,SCRAM,SCRIM,SHAMA,SIMAR,

4-letter words (84 found)

AAHS,ACAI,AHIS,AIAS,AIMS,AIRS,AMAH,AMAS,AMIA,AMIR,AMIS,ARCH,ARCS,ARIA,ARIS,ARMS,ASAR,ASCI,CAAS,CAMA,CAMI,CAMS,CARS,CASA,CASH,CHAI,CHAM,CHAR,CHAS,CHIA,CHIS,CRAM,CRIA,CRIM,CRIS,HAAR,HAIR,HAMS,HARM,HIMS,ICHS,MAAR,MAAS,MACA,MACH,MACS,MAHA,MAIR,MARA,MARC,MARS,MASA,MASH,MICA,MICH,MICS,MIHA,MIRS,RACA,RACH,RAHS,RAIA,RAIS,RAMI,RAMS,RASH,RIAS,RICH,RIMA,RIMS,SAIC,SAIM,SAIR,SAMA,SARI,SCAM,SCAR,SHAM,SHIM,SHIR,SHRI,SICH,SIMA,SMIR,

3-letter words (53 found)

AAH,AAS,ACH,AHA,AHI,AHS,AIA,AIM,AIR,AIS,AMA,AMI,ARC,ARM,ARS,ASH,CAA,CAM,CAR,CHA,CHI,CIS,HAM,HAS,HIC,HIM,HIS,ICH,ISH,ISM,MAA,MAC,MAR,MAS,MIC,MIR,MIS,RAH,RAI,RAM,RAS,RIA,RIM,SAC,SAI,SAM,SAR,SHA,SIC,SIM,SIR,SMA,SRI,

2-letter words (15 found)

AA,AH,AI,AM,AR,AS,CH,HA,HI,HM,IS,MA,MI,SH,SI,

You can make 239 words from archaism according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of archaism

archaism

Alternative forms

  • archaicism
  • archæism (old-fashioned)
  • archaeism (rare, old-fashioned)

Etymology

17th century, from New Latin archaismus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαϊσμός (arkhaïsmós, “an antiquated phrase or style”), from ἀρχαίζω (arkhaízō, “to model one's style upon that of ancient writers”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “old, ancient”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I begin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin, rule, command”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɑː.keɪ.ɪz.əm/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹ.kiˌɪz.əm/, /ˈɑɹ.keɪˌɪz.əm/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈaː.kæɪ.ɪz.əm/

Noun

archaism (countable and uncountable, plural archaisms)

  1. The adoption or imitation of archaic words or style.
  2. An archaic word, style, etc.
    In this text, the word "methinks" appears to be a deliberate archaism.
    • L. Douglas
      He had the fastidiousness, the preciosity, the love of archaisms, of your true decadent.

Synonyms

  • gadzookery

Hyponyms

  • (poor and high-flown use in writing) tushery

Related terms

  • archaic

Translations

Further reading

  • “archaism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “archaism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “archaism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Charisma, charisma, machairs

Source: wiktionary.org